Adopted: July 1991
Revised: May 2005
Download 602.7AR - Medical Eligibility for Students Participating in Physical Education
1. Participation in physical education classes
District 196 expects all students to participate in physical education classes unless there is an appropriate written request for a student not to participate.
1.1 An elementary school student may be withheld from physical education classes with a note signed by the student's parent or guardian.
1.2 A middle school student may be withheld from participating in physical education classes for five or less consecutive school days with a note signed by the student's parent or guardian or medical practitioner (physician, chiropractor or dentist), or for six or more consecutive school days with a note signed by a medical practitioner.
1.3 A high school student may be withheld from physical education classes for 10 or less consecutive school days with a note from the student's parent or guardian or medical practitioner, or for 11 or more consecutive school days with a signed note from a medical practitioner.